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Universit\- librar^". President Schaeffer could, and did. 

 interest himself most efficiently in the enterprise, and secured 

 letters from our Department of State which proN'ed of great 

 service in foreign ports. In addition to all this, a suthcient 

 amount of cash was squeezed out of meagre appropria- 

 tions to pay for the necessar}- appliances for ch-edging at a 

 considerable depth, and for the preservation and transporta- 

 tion of the collections. 



As soon as the plan of this expedition was aimounced, 

 applications for membership began coming in, and there 

 arose a question of considerable importance. Several \oung 

 ladies of excellent standing as students applied for memlier- 

 ship. After mature consideration, it was agreed that it 

 would be doing violence to the co-educational principles of 

 the University to deny privileges to competent ladies which 

 were accorded to young men. 



This matter being settled, the organization of the expedi- 

 tion was soon effected, there being more applicants than 

 could be accommodated. The management was left to an 

 executive committee consisting of three professors of the 

 Universit\'. Professor Samuel Calvin was to undertake all 

 preparations for the biological work in the held, including labo- 

 ratory supplies and material. To Professor L. G. Weld was 

 entrusted the planning of appliances for effective work down 

 to at least one hundred fathoms, the matter of economy being 

 regarded as of prime importance. The selecting of a suitable 

 vessel, and the direction of all matters pertaining to the col- 

 lecting and preservation of specimens, was placed in charge 

 of the writer. 



Owing to his appointment as State Geologist in the early 

 summer of 1892, Professor Calvin was obliged to relinquish 

 all hopes of accompanying the expedition, much to his and our 

 disappointment. He very kindl\' consented, however, to act 

 on the executive committee until the departure of the party, 

 and planned the very effective laboratoi"}- equipment which 

 added so much to the success and profit of the enterprise. 

 Professor Weld. also, found himself unable to accompanx' the 



